Is the father of your life, treating you with the best respect he can possibly give you? In the book To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee there is a family known to be as the Finchs. The Finches are a family with a boy named Jem, a girl named Scout and a father named Atticus. Atticus has no wife to help take care of his children. Atticus Finch is trying to support his family with all he can do . Atticus is a good father to his children because he cares for them and tries to brighten up their future
become a father than to be one. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus Finch proves that he is a great person and an even better father. Atticus is a good father because he is brave, provides education to his children early on and is an exemplar to his children. Atticus is brave and he shows this by defending Tom Robinson, solely because it is the right thing to do. He knows that there is no chance that he will win and believes that the people will turn on him and his family. But, Atticus pursues
their fathers. This essay will be looking at three families in To Kill A Mockingbird, the Finches, the Cunninghams, and the Ewells. These three families are key examples that a father’s influence has a significant impact on the character of his children. Atticus Finch is a morally upright person as he does not lie and treats everyone as equals. Atticus also teaches his kids a number of important lessons and tries to set a good example for them. In Chapter Three, of To Kill A Mockingbird Atticus shows
Set in Maycomb, Alabama from 1933 to 1935, the story focuses on six year old Scout Finch, her elder brother Jem, and their widowed father Atticus. Although set amidst the Great Depression Atticus is a skilled and highly respected lawyer, and their family is wealthy and prominent in the community. Scout and Jem befriend a young boy named Dill, who stays in town with his aunt during the summer. The three act out scenes from stories and play games together. The trio becomes fascinated with their
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus the father of two children and a lawyer has big responsibilities that he can handle as an adult that most couldn’t handle he take’s care of his children like most people don’t, he teaches them respect and to have respect to other people. Atticus has a big role in the novel, he plays a father of two and a lawyer of one. He goes into this really big case and he gives it everything he has. He’s also introduced to new questions from his kids as they are growing up and
2015 Atticus the Great Figure Father of Literature One of the most inspiring, fictional characters of the 20th century was Atticus Finch from the story To Kill A Mockingbird written by Harper Lee. The novel portrays a great father of principles that made a difference in a racist society. He claimed for justice no matter what race or color you are, and for equal rights. He regrouped all qualities a man needed at the time from courage to strength and commitment to his society and family. Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch as a father In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character Atticus Finch plays the role of a father. When a child comes into the world, the father receives many responsibilities. A father loves, provides for, and protects a child. Through Atticus Finch, Lee demonstrates how a father must care for his children. Throughout the novel, Atticus provides for his two children, Scout and Jem, in many ways. In Celebrate the Family by Gary Smalley and John Trent, Ph.D
showcases two kids, Jem and Scout, maturing throughout inevitable events. Jem and Scout’s father, Atticus, just wants his children to grow up like other kids and be carefree. However, because of their family name and its reputation, many people in Maycomb and Atticus’s relatives do not approve of the way Atticus raises his children. Jem and Scout manage to stay playful and stay true to their nature just as Atticus raised them to be until their family faces hardship because of Atticus’s case as a lawyer
Even the greatest people in the world have faults. Atticus the hero from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is seen as the most moral and wise figure and is well respected in the Maycomb community. Because he is such an admired figure, Atticus is asked to take on a case that many would refuse, defending a black man. As the children face the racism in their town, do to the trial, they often turn to Atticus for condolence. Atticus has the admirable qualities of compassion, conscience, and restraint
Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is an excellent role model for society. Although not everyone agrees whether that is the reader or the citizens of Maycomb Atticus sets an example for everyone around him. Atticus’ children, Scout and Jem look up to their father and for many reasons their father is their hero. Atticus is also a good role model for the people of Maycomb; he is respected in town and returns the respect to those around him. Any reader could learn a few lessons from Atticus and his parenting